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We Who Are About to Die
1 hour 21 minutes1937-01-08
6.8
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John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
Cast
![Preston Foster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fBxlhD0k4N8zAJX1FR4Uuf1MtUy.jpg)
Preston Foster
Steven Mathews
![Ann Dvorak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w7AIhoCgeruXUzz9UCVWHA3Ztx0.jpg)
Ann Dvorak
Connie Stewart
![John Beal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uz8Ba14zgfgKDYVKecP6dPGVPIY.jpg)
John Beal
John Thompson
![Ray Mayer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray Mayer
Bright Boy Schultz
![Gordon Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vlYafNbXGrVA8wARI11Nm0gIuYi.jpg)
Gordon Jones
Slim Tolliver
![Russell Hopton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kAkVnyU0D9phlK8FmmcsYwhz8XQ.jpg)
Russell Hopton
MacAndrews
![J. Carrol Naish](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eTQ39RkhwYnLDKQyqjXkliov537.jpg)
J. Carrol Naish
Nick Trotti
![Paul Hurst](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l068yW6ly6M7IkjTWD8qtB5O2kA.jpg)
Paul Hurst
Tip Fuller
![Frank Jenks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8ieh8cQUfXmK6W7vhn84wOPC5AC.jpg)
Frank Jenks
Clyde Beasley
![John Wray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9s4mIx46i6LrWdpDMFwmBXzQr1V.jpg)
John Wray
Jerry Daley
![Frank M. Thomas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zMdcPuJyluYA46FzYFq4iDFDD0u.jpg)
Frank M. Thomas
M.L. Carter
![Barnett Parker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7pDLLAA0MJgM63mwWmNqPB1Jk18.jpg)
Barnett Parker
John Barkley
![Willie Fung](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8W0X1MnsUadN7wgoONJP4Mu7ofp.jpg)
Willie Fung
Kwong
![John Carroll](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jYbxj0cK0BilxRIjTyc5cs8vyND.jpg)
John Carroll
Joe Donahue
![DeWitt Jennings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xW7FxW2kwQqaIZpNcfACbFeFbBp.jpg)
DeWitt Jennings
Mike Brannigan
![Landers Stevens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//19qzQcXjaO06LDXOwqmeY2JqOvB.jpg)
Landers Stevens
Warden Lawton
![John "Skins" Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tQnHKNqeb6DUUX3OgEsBQmvGmJG.jpg)
John "Skins" Miller
Macy
![Howard Hickman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5dJMZuoWq1lYMNeXsf7iZjwHobv.jpg)
Howard Hickman
Prison Chaplain
![Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//udAKCPDJt2yQ7gdqdhZLvA73BSl.jpg)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Mitchell
![Oscar Apfel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1HxUEleoPk99JVDqzEDzaljMLih.jpg)
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
![William Bailey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xNWVxnNCk6wsSOSrPsSVWcmsGh.jpg)
William Bailey
Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
![Willie Best](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//akmMrTWzo9GLLy0jxR7Kv7iNjWu.jpg)
Willie Best
Airport Porter (uncredited)
![Stanley Blystone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9kYGxCZeyYJWTJuvpt7YFrZOx3Y.jpg)
Stanley Blystone
Plainclothesman with Rifle (uncredited)
![Harry Bowen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zKALgIQV6JTdRCkFEkGR42f3HkY.jpg)
Harry Bowen
Agitated Citizen in Mob (uncredited)
![Ed Brady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vVep5r5nxvuex9RrYXJ8THR5uuM.jpg)
Ed Brady
Worker Throwing Stone (uncredited)
![Sonny Bupp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9nUPrO2f03pAZxHCyIrpUfCRQrS.jpg)
Sonny Bupp
Hit-and-Run Victim (uncredited)
![William Burress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uOQ2wyKGJ2k6pWBKeh5tZZqZdIp.jpg)
William Burress
Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
![Ralph Byrd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//422UhGSaBmJmqhxZNXzYNAt3KtO.jpg)
Ralph Byrd
Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
![Eddy Chandler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xjGYGqXJYgp6U2omeUTdzxHoDAj.jpg)
Eddy Chandler
Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)
![Wallis Clark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ilMoGhgQAtnUqxf0DjNSMjdlUiW.jpg)
Wallis Clark
Dr. Hedges (uncredited)
![Frank Fanning](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frank Fanning
Guard in Visitor's Room (uncredited)
![Jim Farley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//155ugk9VWe00T7wWSo3pqb9b80d.jpg)
Jim Farley
Police Officer Johnson (uncredited)
![Jerry Fletcher](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jerry Fletcher
Reporter (uncredited)
![Eddie Hart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eddie Hart
Police Driver (uncredited)
![Dell Henderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gA4BPbRHPSvI16n1QcRlAd3gmSo.jpg)
Dell Henderson
Blake's Associate (uncredited)
![Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Convict (uncredited)
![Al Herman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Al Herman
Reporter (uncredited)
![Russell Hicks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5Pir7aPr3Iooqd8eYhHLlJWicZa.jpg)
Russell Hicks
District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
![Arthur Hoyt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pVUoMq4jT8AgBgKbUrHH7lOLoGy.jpg)
Arthur Hoyt
Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
![Edward Keane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4PLA77BDa27cI9gMzOuadJmbt2t.jpg)
Edward Keane
Ed Stanley (uncredited)
![Donald Kerr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g59FziDjwnUQFiYLJR4MFSP2OMY.jpg)
Donald Kerr
Agitated Citizen at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
![Edward LeSaint](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rCA5jMyJYJOZmZT3enMdv4ZfPKk.jpg)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
![Wilfred Lucas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rr70uPoMMtkHFYSPn0JTwI9ikQ9.jpg)
Wilfred Lucas
Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
![Frank Marlowe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jABdzIeNqFF72mwNxw8yUtOLZRj.jpg)
Frank Marlowe
Prison Lab Technician (uncredited)
![Tom McGuire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gEi4brY4vNuG8gTwpdtnTkxIfnI.jpg)
Tom McGuire
Death-Row Captain Harris (uncredited)
![Bruce Mitchell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bruce Mitchell
Prison Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
![Philip Morris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Philip Morris
Guard Escorting Kwong to Gallows (uncredited)
![Jack Perry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jvcZmUyOpNXHFlscvl0RmK5pf00.jpg)
Jack Perry
Convict Making Noise with Cup (uncredited)
![George H. Reed](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George H. Reed
Black Convict (uncredited)
![Larry Steers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8QBHXihnGldVMNIxnbW2ljTk7Y1.jpg)
Larry Steers
Man in District Attorney's Office (uncredited)
![Charles Sullivan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jD3ajxyJEtjDoQFGXs3Pq9nV37K.jpg)
Charles Sullivan
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
![Richard Tucker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hMHZdVgcSOyhONnAbXNVSKHDwhh.jpg)
Richard Tucker
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
![Monte Vandergrift](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Monte Vandergrift
Plainclothesman Finding Gun (uncredited)
![Sailor Vincent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9GM8Gmpt49Dwv73REpuMopLsZBK.jpg)
Sailor Vincent
Convict (uncredited)
![Emmett Vogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gKDRfOG9zZ5lOrNceUSIDI4ZbUh.jpg)
Emmett Vogan
Prison Lieutenant (uncredited)
![Max Wagner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Max Wagner
Cell Block E Convict (uncredited)
![Ethel Wales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8TspAWWfu1IvRbQ46FrD9hJrtoO.jpg)
Ethel Wales
Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
![Walter Walker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9RgAFUeUDjxnUsa4Y2dbGqpqH6E.jpg)
Walter Walker
The Governor (uncredited)
![Bryant Washburn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5UlSMWoAnoXIoa5cTv7yf1yECRn.jpg)